The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-17

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famous Atenco breed, and were destined to
be used in the coming bull fights.
THE wife of Dr.. Ford, of New Orleans,
has sued for divorce on the ground that he
is convicted felon. Ford killed his wife's
seducer and pleaded guilty to manslaughter
to save his wife being examined in court.
JOHN LEIGHTON, clerk OF the Boston mu-
nicipal criminal court for nineteen years,
is alleged to be a defaulter TO the amount
of $4,000.
| A COMPANY has been formed in Belgium
to construct railway in the Congo State,
Africa, and to settle that territory.
| FURTHER damage was reported on the
10th from the high waters prevailing in
Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania.
THE volcano of Mauna -Loa in the Sand
witch Islands was in eruption recently. The
eruptions were followed by earthquakes.
TRADERS from the interior of Africa re-
port that the explorer, DIR. Holub and his
wife, and the entire party accompanying
him, have been massacred by natives.
THE Peoria Qll.) grand jury has returned
twenty indictments against Hoke, the EN-
| bezzler.
THE Mohammedans will celebrate the
Queens jubilee IN their mosques through
out India, with special prayers for the sta
A MOB of glass workers at st. Helens,
| England, the other day attacked with stones
and bottles number of newly imported
Swedish workmen, injuring several of
them. The police were powerless.
The Queensland expedition which went
to New Guinea to avenge the murder by
natives last October at Johannes of Captain
Craig and two sailors and six Malays of the
| ship Emily, has returned entirely success
| full The native chief, responsible for the
murder, was caught and beheaded, and the
village where he and his accomplices lived
was burned.
THE Dakota Council defeated by an en-
phatic majority the bill giving incorporated
cities the exclusive control of the liquor
traffic within their limits. The same body
passed local option bill, 80 to l. The
friends of the bill say it's passage in the
House is assured.
A CRANK was arrested in the Grand
Opera House, San Francisco, during the
Patti performance. An improvised bomb
had exploded IN his hands, severely injuring
him. 1t was reported that he had intended
to assassinate the singer with it and burn
down the house. Much alarm was caused,
apanic being narrowly prevented.
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY No. 40 declared the
longshoremen's strike off at New York on
the 18th.
THE Pittsburgh, McKeesport & Youghi-
ogheny Railroad Company has granted its
striking yardmen the increase in wages de-
manded.
FLORA B.. Joe Hooker and a three-year-
old filly, all speedy trotters, were burned
to death in barn in Detroit, Mich, the
other night.
Tur rnina otunarc of lei Scott
land, have given their men the increase in
wages demanded.
THERE were 237 failures in the United
States reported to BrGdstreet'S during the
week ended February 10, against 242 in the
preceding week and 227, 800, 357 and 356 in
the corresponding weeks Of 1856, 1885, 1884
and 1888, respectively.
THE accident on the Cleveland & Pitts
burgh railroad, near Cleveland, o., on the
morning of the 18th was without loss of
life. The engine passed safely over the
bridge which gave way, the cars that fell
through having only two persons on board,
who escaped without injury.
BradStreet's Journal estimates the decrease
in the value of domestic trade at New York
due to strikes is, in round numbers, S25,-
100000. The striking employees have sacri-
feed S2,650,OO0 of wages, and in two weeks
there was loss of s., $4,000 in the export
trade of New York,
GOVERNOR Ross, of New Mexico, has
signed the new cattle quarantine bill for
that Territory.
A TERRIBLE wind storm prevailed in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York On the 18th.
Several churches and residences were de-
molished At Tyrone, Pa, four men were
killed by a falling tree.
FRENCH anarchists assert that the out
RACES at Lyons and Etienne are the begin
ming of an anarchist campaign.
FIRE in Hull, England, the other day de-
stroyed several warehouses and oil mills,
causing Sl,OOO,OO0 damages.
O'NEH, the convicted New York
''boodle" alderman, has been sentenced to
four and half years Imprisonment
HENRY SCHWARTZ, who is now in Jail at
Morris, Ill, suspected of being implicated
in the Rock Island express robbery, has, it
is said, made confession to his wife. The
confession would show that Schwartz did
not murder the express messenger, al
though he was concerned in the robbery.
GEORGE W. VOICE, an East st. Louis po-
liceman, has been arrested on the charge
of having killed ex-Mayor John B. Bow
man in that city November %, 1885. He
was implicated by two Young hoodlums